There is a contradiction between very high return on equity and relatively low multiple of earning.

这就有个矛盾，股权收益率很高，而市盈率偏低。

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At the peak of the euphoric period, Banks had return on equity of 20% or more and multiple of earning for most big Banks was in the vicinity of 10%.

在以前日子最好的时候，银行的股权收益率达20%甚至更多，而同期大多数大银行的市盈率都在10%左右。

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Earning $2.45 of profit on $4 of equity is pretty good.

能从4美元的股 票 里面赚出2块4毛5当然是好买卖。

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That's where you borrow money to buy equity, earning more from the equity than you owe in interest on the borrowed money.

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But if they are to start earning a decent return on their recently bolstered equity, the banks will have to do more than provide for bad loans they will have to start collecting them.

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With the average diversified equity fund in America returning 24% last year and the average bond fund earning 8.86%, generous fees may seem a reasonable price for expert stock-and bond-picking.

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